The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-05-14

anu eNteuueu over tue gTcatef poTtiOit
of the territory. It's course was from
east to west. No damages is reported.
On Tuesday last q half-dozen or more
men were seen gazing in the direction
of the heavens. When asked what
they were looking at, replied that they
occasionally caught the glimpse of
something familiar in the early history
or Oregon, but as they hadn't seen any
thing of the kind for so long they were
not positive whether ii was the same
thing the early pioneers termed the
sun, or not.
Mr.. Joseph Saltmarsh, among others
of our stoclSmen in this vicinity, Is TO
be commended in his efforts to improve
his stock. On Tuesday he purchased n
Shorthorned bull from the herd recent
ly brought to Corvallis from the east.
the animal is eleven months old and
weighs T27 pounds. MIR. Saltmarsh
lives near Waterloo and is quite extern
siyely engaged in the cattle business.
- DIR. L. NJ. Hensell has located in Leb-
anon in the practice of his profession,
The doctor comes highly recommended
by those who know him. and has our
best wishes for prosperity. We are
glad to know he is man of enterpris-
ing qualities, just such man as we are
glad to welcome. He will remove his
succeeds in procuring suitable resi-
dence.
Mr.. b. Casey is now the engineer on
the Lebanon branch. He Is one of the
best ON the o. 4 G. road and for some
time hauled the passenger train from
Rosehurg to Grants Pass. I'VE have had
the pleasure of being steered through
Cow Creek Canyon and over the
many other precipitous places on that
portion of road by him, and always
felt perfectly safe knowing easy to be
equal to the OCCASION. Such men are
continually in the enjoyment of good,
and responsible positions.
From the Ore0olfo1l of Tuesday last
we learn the Southern Pacific is now in
control of the Portland & Willamette
valley line-narrow gauge Those best
informed are of the opinion that the
Southern Pacific will build branch
westward from the o. 4 c., opposite
Rays Landing, bridge the Willamette
river, continue west 10 Dundee-the
total distance about eleven miles-and
thus make the through line from Cali
fornia into Portland direct.
While in Albany last Saturday our
friend j. F. Gross. the popular and
genial proprietor of the Depot hotel,
made us acquainted with a number of
improvements he has recently added
TO his very complete house. The kitch-
en- is supplied with an immense range
of the latest improved pattern, and
everything in the culinary department
is in like convenient order. The Depot
hotel is one among n number of the
best first-class houses on the coast, and
is so regarded by the travelling public.
From all portions of the up-ccuntry
come pruphesies that the June freshet
Z n. IL
cause of the cold spring. Old settlers
have rarely witnessed spring during
which the same gloomy forebodings
have not been induiged. The stage of
water will greatly depend upon the
weather this month and the next. The
[ highest stages of water have been exper-
/ fenced between the middle of June and
| the beginning of July. There is vet suf-
| ficent time TO eiapse for vast amount
of the snow To melt and run off in the
I Columbia and Snake rivers and the
June freshet to be only an average rise.
Last Friday morning, A pril 29, at 3:45
/ o'clock, SAYS the Colville Miner, ''the
! citizens of Colville were molested by
1 the unfamiliar visitation of a genuine
! earthquake which shook things up in a
/ vigorous manner and had the effect OF
making people feel a gentle unpleasant
/ ness lurking in their busom, vet no
damage was done to life or property.
/ The first intimation of the approaching
event was slight trembling OF the
/ earth, lasting ten seconds, terminated
by sharp heavy shock; vibrations
| from the south" The cause of the great
/ Nanain1o mine disaster in which over
one hundred men lost their lives, is
I now attributed To the recent earthquake
/ 1t is plausible that such might be the
/ case.
! The recent investment, of :. q. Reid
/ of capitaI TO the amount of 81 500, 900 in
| Occur d 'Alene mining property, has be-
| hoved the Portland Board of Trade &c
make exertions to secure as much as
possible of the trade of that countr,
for Portland. Coeur d'Alene, with tht
proper exertions, on the part of capital
lists, could be made to Portland what
Leadville, Colorado, was to Denver
! But Denver had to build wagon roads
| railroads, erect smelters, reduction work:
ETC., while the ''mossbacks'' took bach
seat in the mighty boom which prevail
ed in every city, town, mountain and
gulch of Colorado, and Denver Joined
/ with her capital and secured millions
So it will have TO be with Portland i
she ever expects to derive any benefi
| from the mines of the northwest.